Flashback Friday - Zeiss Ikon Telma

It’s been a minute since I’ve posted a “Flashback Friday,” but Moms dropped in to save the day with a sweet find at the local second hand store…an old school Zeiss Ikon Telma film camera.

I’ve got a few old school cameras lying around the house, but had yet to dig up a 120 formatted film camera with a bellows lens arrangement…definitely fresh!  This model folded up flat, measuring in around 3.5 x 5 x .75 inches (8.89 x 12.7 x 1.9 cm).  You simply click a button on the top to open the viewfinder, click it again to open the lens.

I did a bit of research on this camera and found it was manufactured sometime in the 1930’s. Now that’s a Flashback Friday! Thanks Mom! Blotto

All photos © Dean Blotto Gray / Blotto Photto 2010